Impact of COVID-19 on Parkersburg South High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 49th of 114 High schools | Ranks 26th of 112 High schools | 19.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade Mathematics (Parkersburg South High School) | 22.8 | 25 | 2.2% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Wood County Schools) | 25.7 | 24.1 | 1.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia) | 24 | 21.5 | 2.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Parkersburg South High School) | 49.1 | 51.1 | 2% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Wood County Schools) | 51.8 | 49 | 2.8% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia) | 51.8 | 49.9 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Science (Parkersburg South High School) | 29.1 | 31.2 | 2.1% |
11th Grade Science (Wood County Schools) | 30.8 | 28.2 | 2.6% |
11th Grade Science (West Virginia) | 29.2 | 27.9 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1501 | 1454 | 3.1% |
African American | 28 | 19 | 32.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 8 | 8 | |
Hispanic | 15 | 21 | 40% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 1419 | 1365 | 3.8% |
Two or More Races | 29 | 40 | 37.9% |